Procurement Risk:

Very High

Score:

25/100

Government Policy

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Q57 50/100

Does the country have legislation covering defence and security procurement with clauses specific to corruption risks, and are any items exempt from these laws?

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Legal framework Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The country does not have specific defence legislation that covers defence and national security…
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Corruption risks Score: 50 / 100
The country does not have specific legislation that contemplates defence and security procurement and contracting. However, there is a broader national framework applicable to…
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Effectiveness Score: NEI / 100
There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator. The country does not have specific legislation on the risks of corruption that specifically look…
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Q58 25/100

Is the defence procurement cycle process, from assessment of needs, through contract implementation and sign-off, all the way to asset disposal, disclosed to the public?

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Formal procedures Score: 25 / 100
The cycle of defence procurement and contracting is formalised, but only partially. It lacks detailed policies and procedures for each stage of the process…
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Transparency Score: 25 / 100
The preparation of the documents that come directly from the DPDN are the responsibility of the Military and National Strategic Level (Joint Chiefs of…
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Implementation Score: NEI / 100
There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator.There are partially detailed policies and procedures for the implementation process of the procurement cycle. However,…
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Q59 50/100

Are defence procurement oversight mechanisms in place and are these oversight mechanisms active and transparent?

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Independence Score: 75 / 100
The mechanism of supervision of procurement and contracting corresponds to the internal level of the General Directorate of Integrity, Transparency, and Institutional Strengthening and…
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Effectiveness Score: NEI / 100
There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator. According to Administrative Decision 546/2016 of the Ministry of Defence, there are a series of…
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Transparency Score: 25 / 100
The oversight mechanisms corresponding to the defence jurisdiction are not very active. The websites of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
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Q60 50/100

Are potential defence purchases made public?

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Policies Score: 75 / 100
Decree 1729/2007 establishes a “National Defence Planning Cycle.” [1] First, the President and the Ministry of Defence order the Chiefs of Staff to issue…
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Notice of planned purchases Score: 25 / 100
On the websites of COMPR.AR [1] and CONTRAT.AR [2] there is no information regarding acquisition plans that go beyond a year. Likewise, with the…
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Q61 75/100

Are actual defence purchases made public?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 75 / 100
Public contracts, including those related to the defence sector, are published on the government webside COMPR.AR. An exception to the rule that all contracts…
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Accessible data Score: 75 / 100
In the COMPR.AR portal [1] you can access data by item, supplier, stage and type of process, as well as generate a database in…
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Capability Gap and Requirements Definition

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Q62 0/100

What procedures and standards are companies required to have – such as compliance programmes and business conduct programmes – in order to be able to bid for work for the Ministry of Defence or armed forces?

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Formal policies Score: 0 / 100
There are two legal documents covering the procedures and standards companies are required to observe in order to bid for work for the public…
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Consistent implementation Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been scored Not Applicable. There are no standards relating to anti-corruption compliance required in defence procurement. [1] [2]
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Q63 0/100

Are procurement requirements derived from a national defence and security strategy, and are procurement decisions well-audited? Are defence purchases based on clearly identified and quantified requirements?

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Procurement requirements Score: 0 / 100
According to the Defence Law, the National Defence Council (CODENA) is the advisory body of the President regarding the planning of national defence. [1]…
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Scrutiny Score: 0 / 100
Internal (Internal Audit of the Ministry and General Inspections of the Forces) and external (SIGEN and AGN) scrutiny shows a variety of activities and…
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Purchases Score: NEI / 100
There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator. It is not possible to assess whether purchases are in line with the national strategy,…
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Tender Solicitation, Assessment and Contract Award

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Q64 38/100

Is defence procurement generally conducted as open competition or is there a significant element of single-sourcing (that is, without competition)?

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Open competition Score: 0 / 100
Article 25 of Decree 1023/2001 establishes 3 procurement mechanisms: 1) public tender (understood as a request by the state to receive bids from the…
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Scrutiny of single/restricted competition procedures Score: 75 / 100
The contracting regime of the National Administration establishes that direct contracting is only used when it is not possible to apply another selection procedure…
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Q65 13/100

Are tender boards subject to regulations and codes of conduct and are their decisions subject to independent audit to ensure due process and fairness?

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Conflicts of interest Score: 25 / 100
Officials who have responsibilities in the design of specifications are subject to general national regulations, the public ethics law, and provisions regarding conflict of…
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Audit Trail Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence of the existence of a registry of officials who have participated in the selection of suppliers and design of the…
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Transparency Score: 25 / 100
After preparation of terms of reference by a contracting jurisdiction, the call for applicants is published on the electronic portal. [1] Different offers are…
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Scrutiny Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence of the existence of a registry of officials who have participated in the selection of suppliers and design of the…
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Q66 50/100

Does the country have legislation in place to discourage and punish collusion between bidders for defence and security contracts?

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Legal framework Score: 100 / 100
National legislation, the Law of Public Ethics, and specific provisions regarding the conflict of interests offer the general legal framework for collusion between bidders…
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Sanctions Score: 50 / 100
The penalties related to collusion between bidders are defined in the Law on the Defence of Competition. [1] There is an economic sanction of…
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Enforcement Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been scored Not Applicable. There is a 2018 law regulating collusion, but it has not been possible to identify recent cases…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
A November 2019 OECD Report includes a recommendation for Argentina to implement a capacity building programme on bid-rigging and collusion. No information was found…
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Contract Delivery and In-Service Support

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Q67 25/100

Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?

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Reporting policies & procedures Score: 50 / 100
There are formal procedures for monitoring and evaluating the obligations arising from contracts for goods or services with state entities. This includes sanctions. The…
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Transparency Score: 50 / 100
Most contracts are available on the COMPR.AR website. Its use is mandatory for all national administration jurisdictions. In turn, in order to grant greater…
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Monitoring Score: 0 / 100
Monitoring is a prerogative of the National Administration based on the efficient use of its resources. This monitoring is greater in service contracts due…
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Enforcement Score: 0 / 100
There are cases under investigation by SIGEN for example, the hiring of the repair of half-life of the ARA San Juan, but due to…
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Q68 25/100

Are there mechanisms in place to allow companies to complain about perceived malpractice in procurement, and are companies protected from discrimination when they use these mechanisms?

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Complaints mechanisms Score: 50 / 100
In accordance with current regulations there is an internal complaint mechanism where companies can challenge the verdict of the evaluation (choice of the bidder,…
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Effectiveness and Accessibility Score: 0 / 100
According to Provision 62 E-2016, a losing bidder must submit, within the deadline, their arguments, all relevant paperwork and a guarantee in order to…
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Retaliation Score: NEI / 100
There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator. There is no evidence regarding companies that believe that their claims result in reprisals in…
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Q69 50/100

What sanctions are used to punish the corrupt activities of a supplier?

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Sanctions Score: 100 / 100
The regulations find that corruption (giving or receiving money) is a sufficient reason to reject any part of the bidding process or the formalisation…
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Undue influence Score: 50 / 100
Cases are investigated, but not everyone goes to trial. There are complaints regarding impartiality in the processes. Cases are evidenced in which there was…
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Application of sanctions Score: 0 / 100
It is not clear if offences by corrupt suppliers are appropriately sanctioned. There is no evidence of cases of sanctions.
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Offset Contracts

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Q70 0/100

When negotiating offset contracts, does the government specifically address corruption risk by imposing anti-corruption due diligence on contractors and third parties?

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Legal framework Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Due diligence Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Q71 0/100

How does the government monitor offset contracts?

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Policies & procedures Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Transparency Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Monitoring Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Enforcement Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Q72 0/100

What level of competition are offset contracts subject to?

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Score: 0 / 100
There is still no legislation in Argentina regarding offset agreements. Moreover, as Aldazabal and Breerton point out, that is a “long-standing requirement, coming from…
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Agents / Brokers

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Q73 0/100

How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?

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Policies Score: 0 / 100
There are no laws or policies regulating or controlling the use of intermediaries in the procurement cycle. The government does not have this element…
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Enforcement Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been scored Not Applicable. The country has no restrictions on the use of intermediaries in the procurement and procurement processes. However,…
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Financing Package

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Q74 0/100

Are the principal aspects of the financing package surrounding major arms deals, (such as payment timelines, interest rates, commercial loans or export credit agreements) made publicly available prior to the signing of contracts?

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Score: 0 / 100
Resolution 14/2018 of the Ministry of Defence established that the implementation of the import process established by the Joint Resolution on the procedure for…
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Seller Influence

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Q75 NS/100

How common is it for defence acquisition decisions to be based on political influence by selling nations?

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Prevalence: selling nations Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The existence of influences by the selling nations is not publicly evidenced, but the…
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Justification Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Military needs are defined in the DPND under the power of the National Executive…
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Prevalence: domestic pressures Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Military needs are defined in the DPND under the power of the National Executive…
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